King Mountain

King Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit King Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach King Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.51764, -79.95477. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Mountain

• Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~12 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~13 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~16 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~21 km · Must-see
• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~34 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grace-Lower Stone Church · church · Rowan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~54 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~54 km · Must-see
• The Richard Petty Museum · museum · Randolph · ~55 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hagan Stone Park · sanctuary · Guilford · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of King Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near King Mountain

• Terrells Mountain · viewpoint · Chatham · ~101 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~128 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~128 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Chesterfield · ~131 km · Must-see
• Nanny Mountain · viewpoint · York · ~144 km · Must-see
• Carolina Hill · viewpoint · Chatham · ~74 km
• Polk Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~78 km
• Sandstone Hill · viewpoint · Hoke · ~95 km
• Observation Deck · viewpoint · Alamance · ~103 km
• Capps Hill · viewpoint · Mecklenburg · ~108 km

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